극적

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 劇的, from (theater) + (-ic), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 劇的(げきてき) (gekiteki), itself calqued from European languages.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geukjeok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geugjeog
    McCune–Reischauer?kŭkchŏk
    Yale Romanization?kukcek

    Noun

    극적 • (geukjeok) (hanja 劇的) (attributive)

    1. dramatic (relating to theater)
      극적 아이러니geukjeok aireonidramatic irony
    2. dramatic, striking
      극적 스토리geukjeogin seutoridramatic story